The Diet Mug Root Beer Jon @jonburr.bsky.social · 25/04/2026When I moved to the West Village in 2005, a few months later my mom sent me an email asking me if I was okay. She had seen that someone had been killed at Bleecker/7th, on my block. On Law and Order. I clarified that was fiction and she yeah-but-still-ed me. 010
Reposted by The Diet Mug Root Beer JonInternet Archive @archive.org · 27/11/2025#Thanksgiving & football go hand in hand, and THE FRESHMAN (1925) shows the frenzy has been around for over a century. Harold Lloyd’s chaotic climactic game helped shape every underdog sports comedy that followed. Touchdown! 🏈 Watch the full #publicdomain classic ⤵️ archive.org/details/the-... 423742
Reposted by The Diet Mug Root Beer JonEmo Philips @emophilips.bsky.social · 27/11/2025“Regretting my third wish” 101786113
The Diet Mug Root Beer Jon @jonburr.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Is the parliamentarian’s call binding? 110
Reposted by The Diet Mug Root Beer Jonjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/06/2025it is absolutely true that lincoln tried not to get too far afield of public opinion on slavery, calibrating his positions and actions according to what he thought was the mainstream. but it is important to note that at no point did lincoln ever disavow or deny his *sincerely held antislavery views* 139118401351
The Diet Mug Root Beer Jon @jonburr.bsky.social · 11/05/2025media.tenor.coma man and a woman are sitting at a table eating foodAlt: a man and a woman are sitting at a table eating food, one is milking imaginary cat nipples. 060
Reposted by The Diet Mug Root Beer JonJISoliman @jisoliman.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Abu Dhabi, Sunday 4th, 5.30pm - join @hindmezaina.bsky.social and I for the first Collected Histories event at @ 421 Arts Campus: Short film screenings followed by a workshop on personal archives and documentation (additionally facilitated by @jonburr.bsky.social) www.collectedhistories.com/eventscollectedhistories.comEvents | Collected Histories 031
Reposted by The Diet Mug Root Beer JonHind Mezaina @hindmezaina.bsky.social · 01/05/2025Co-hosting this with @jisoliman.bsky.social on May 4, new project we’re working on. Will screen: DON’T GET TOO COMFORTABLE (Shaima Al Tamimi) WHERE AM I FROM? (Nouf Aljowaysir) STILL PROCESSING (Sophy Romvari) THE FLOWERS STAND SILENTLY, WITNESSING (Theo Panagopoulos) www.421.online/whats-on/col... 021
The Diet Mug Root Beer Jon @jonburr.bsky.social · 30/03/2025There’s a giant swamp with a biker roadhouse a 20 minute drive from Grant Park, a Russian mobster running around Chicago looking like Marie Antoinette’s hairdresser, and a small family of three managing construction of a downtown skyscraper from a trailer. 010
The Diet Mug Root Beer Jon @jonburr.bsky.social · 30/03/2025I’d beg to differ - the grrrr-syrup pour and the completely unhinged “snow tires” line were worth the price of admission. 110
The Diet Mug Root Beer Jon @jonburr.bsky.social · 22/03/2025Generally you have to be in motion at some point to be in disarray. 0160
Reposted by The Diet Mug Root Beer JonSam Whyte @samwhyte.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Anyway, I only do factual jokes now: A horse goes into a pub The barman screams "Holy shit, it's a fucking horse" and eventually has to call the fire brigade to remove it. He's bringing a civil case for damages against the owner of the horse. 1181
Reposted by The Diet Mug Root Beer JonChuck D @chuckdpe.bsky.social · 08/03/2025Tribute To Great Roy Ayers on The AndYouDontStop Radio Show March 7 2025 16 years running weekly since 2009? Get Our App rstvapp.com my 323622
Reposted by The Diet Mug Root Beer JonRepCinema.com @repcinema.bsky.social · 04/03/2025A new listing and a new venue added to our March spreadsheet: OutSavvy - Eden – 10th anniversary screening French house club night - Thursday 13th March 2025 at Walthamstow Trades Hall. Find event and ticket information here - www.outsavvy.com/event/23756/... 122
The Diet Mug Root Beer Jon @jonburr.bsky.social · 04/03/2025It’s almost like two movies can both have excellent performances by talented actors of different ages and awards don’t matter. 010
Reposted by The Diet Mug Root Beer Jondavy gravy @tveite.bsky.social · 25/02/2025bunch of employees who work at the government facility where they keep ET wet freaking out because they need five things for the email but all they did last week was spray water on ET 626716967
The Diet Mug Root Beer Jon @jonburr.bsky.social · 25/02/2025I asked why the flag was at half-mast during the Lincoln Center scene in Ghostbusters 181
Reposted by The Diet Mug Root Beer JonKath Barbadoro @kathbarbadoro.bsky.social · 13/02/2025i hate when a murder is "grisly". show some restraint 2947
The Diet Mug Root Beer Jon @jonburr.bsky.social · 12/02/2025media.tenor.coma stuffed cat is playing a piano keyboard in a kitchen .Alt: a stuffed cat is playing a piano keyboard in a kitchen . Smarf from “Too Many Cooks” 11921
The Diet Mug Root Beer Jon @jonburr.bsky.social · 11/02/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/t...nytimes.comWhy Allison Janae Hamilton Turned Her Studio Into a Family ArchiveMore than a thousand ancestral records and photographs surround Allison Janae Hamilton while she works. 010
The Diet Mug Root Beer Jon @jonburr.bsky.social · 04/02/2025youtu.be/OLkPwxcIji0?...youtu.beChumbawamba - The day the nazi diedYouTube video by Huppelplopp1848 030
Reposted by The Diet Mug Root Beer JonTiffany⸆⸉ @tiffanyclay.dev · 04/02/2025We’ll never rest again until… every Nazi dies. #Antifa 115133
The Diet Mug Root Beer Jon @jonburr.bsky.social · 28/01/2025That’s what Jake Paul will look like after the first time he fights a guy who isn’t a tomato can. 020
Reposted by The Diet Mug Root Beer JonKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/01/2025(arms crossed) "These trains don't seem to be running on time after all, aha!" 3968261
Reposted by The Diet Mug Root Beer JonCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 28/01/2025My kid and every kid in her class is sponging off the government because the school makes sure everyone sits down for breakfast 15 minutes before class starts so the kids who need it don't feel different than the ones who don't. 1016717
Reposted by The Diet Mug Root Beer JonAaron Weiss (no relation) @aweiss.bsky.social · 28/01/2025I'm a pretty good procrastinator but this is the professional-grade way to avoid finishing your novel 211201383
Reposted by The Diet Mug Root Beer JonRepCinema.com @repcinema.bsky.social · 16/01/2025This weekend's London rep cinema highlights (17-19 Jan): At the River I Stand @Black Cultural Centre Islington For The Nile Is My Genesis: Sudanese shorts @ICALondon Gilda @picturehouses Halcyon Days: Radical Short Films of the 1990s (LSFF) @CurzonSoho Life Is Sweet @RiversideLondon Full list ⬇️ 011
Reposted by The Diet Mug Root Beer JonJISoliman @jisoliman.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Dubai ⬇️ FREE short film screening and discussion around the theme 'Lifelines' - urban and social experiences in Dubai with the always engaging @hindmezaina.bsky.social and Todd Reisz on Sat 25 Jan, 6pm, Jameel Arts Centre jameelartscentre.org/whats-on/nig...jameelartscentre.orgNight School 2025: Lifelines – Film programme with Hind Mezaina ‘Unravelings’ – Jameel Arts Centre 032
The Diet Mug Root Beer Jon @jonburr.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Bird flu has the chance to the funniest thing ever right now. 010
Reposted by The Diet Mug Root Beer JonDr Fern Riddell @drfernriddell.bsky.social · 14/01/2025chng.it/BDB8t74cJKchng.itSign the PetitionGive the Nobel Peace Prize to Gisèle Pelicot 0275
The Diet Mug Root Beer Jon @jonburr.bsky.social · 12/01/2025media.tenor.coma close up of a man 's face with his mouth open .ALT: a close up of a man 's face with his mouth open . 030
The Diet Mug Root Beer Jon @jonburr.bsky.social · 10/01/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/a...nytimes.comWhat Dr. Ruth Left Behind (Gift Article)Archivists from the Kinsey Institute are helping the family of the sex therapist Ruth Westheimer with a common quandary: How much of someone’s stuff do you keep? 011
Reposted by The Diet Mug Root Beer JonTricia Romano @tromano.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Treat Threads and Facebook the same way you treat Twitter. As a parking place. Do not post there. The only reason I am on Facebook is for Groups (Buy Nothing and Village Voice) and Marketplace (but you can use Offer Up and Craigslist for that. 5467
Reposted by The Diet Mug Root Beer JonSridhar Ramesh @radishharmers.bsky.social · 01/01/2025For the first time, I regret my "It is currently the year 2024" tattoo. 964340
The Diet Mug Root Beer Jon @jonburr.bsky.social · 01/01/2025National Suicide Prevention Hotline Call: 0800 689 5652 (UK) 1-800-273-8255 (USA) 1.833.456.4566 (Canada) 030
Reposted by The Diet Mug Root Beer Jonspooky grace @acab4cutie.top · 16/12/2024“MAD’s ingenious plan for a more efficient government” MAD magazine, december 1979 1113735
The Diet Mug Root Beer Jon @jonburr.bsky.social · 27/12/2024And if you think “But I didn’t do anything wrong” means you don’t need a lawyer, it literally means the exact opposite. 011
Reposted by The Diet Mug Root Beer JonBilly Bragg @billybragg.bsky.social · 25/12/2024Merry Christmas to all 178192754540
Reposted by The Diet Mug Root Beer JonBrewster Kahle @brewster.kahle.org · 22/12/2024I hope we can make digitization into something like a maker space in libraries-- you can bring things over and walk away with a URL or a thumbdrive. 67914